Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-03-29

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 29
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 432▼ 448 vs year ago 768 · −58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 55▲ 48 vs year ago 67 · +71.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 43▲ 41 vs year ago 32 · +128.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $288.35/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −75.01 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$288.35
45 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$87.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.49
vs NM average
−21.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553303.521,67815thin
Medium and Large 1-2537287.981,54827
Medium and Large 2528215.741,1403thin
One grade step is worth $87.78/cwt here — about $539 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale45 hd
288.35
—
NM average4 barns · 400 hd
289.83
−1.49
National average156 barns · 8,291 hd
310.26
−21.91
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−75.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
464407351295median 363.3603/0605/0807/1009/1110/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $308.66, median $363.36 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,630145.532,37111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,101130.931,44275
CowsLean 85-90%Average74192.8868810

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)768$1,3776
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)670$1,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,018$3,78140
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,0001thin

Every lot

113 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned135575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Steers200–250Small 4230700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230310.00/cwt310.00–310.007131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318375.71/cwt365.00–400.001,1955
Steers300–350Small 4320770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328309.47/cwt300.00–320.001,0152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372290.00/cwt270.00–310.001,0794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375343.35/cwt335.00–385.001,2888
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380239.96/cwt230.00–250.009123
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426345.07/cwt325.00–365.001,4708
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433291.85/cwt270.00–320.001,2648
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435248.57/cwt220.00–257.001,0815
Steers450–500Small 4450725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466223.78/cwt200.00–245.001,0434
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479321.63/cwt302.00–335.001,54117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483279.11/cwt258.00–300.001,3482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505208.61/cwt197.00–220.001,0532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530294.54/cwt250.00–305.001,56122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535325.93/cwt310.00–350.001,7445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562292.31/cwt280.00–296.001,64310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570259.14/cwt250.00–275.001,4775
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619278.93/cwt272.00–290.001,7276
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681260.67/cwt237.00–280.001,7759
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700258.50/cwt257.00–260.001,8102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723229.03/cwt220.00–238.001,6562
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8442
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788217.52/cwt215.00–220.001,7142
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned55375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned152575.00/head575.00–575.005753
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1195340.00/cwt340.00–340.006632
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240330.00/cwt320.00–340.007922
Heifers250–300Small 4250650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287318.38/cwt305.00–325.009143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319325.35/cwt310.00–335.001,0388
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328226.11/cwt212.00–240.007422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337295.00/cwt295.00–295.009943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370245.00/cwt245.00–245.009071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378310.69/cwt302.00–320.001,1746
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422317.25/cwt312.00–325.001,3399
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425245.24/cwt240.00–250.001,0422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433291.25/cwt270.00–309.001,26119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457252.32/cwt250.00–257.001,1533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474311.61/cwt309.00–320.001,4774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487292.43/cwt275.00–300.001,4247
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518301.10/cwt295.00–315.001,5607
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528273.82/cwt260.00–297.001,4467
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533259.77/cwt250.00–270.001,3852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,2932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685209.50/cwt209.00–210.001,4352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735214.00/cwt210.00–219.001,5736
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760207.33/cwt190.00–216.001,5763
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7162
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned140650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2555
Bulls400–450Small 4425775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437254.04/cwt252.00–255.001,1103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533239.22/cwt205.00–267.501,2753
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613241.77/cwt230.00–252.001,4824
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673228.80/cwt215.00–242.501,5402
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823184.34/cwt168.00–200.001,5172
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,040135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4041
Bulls——1,395125.72/cwt120.00–130.001,7542
Bulls——1,735145.20/cwt142.00–148.002,5193
Bulls——1,778155.75/cwt152.00–160.002,7695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65471.85/cwt62.00–80.004704
Cows—Lean 85-90%68889.42/cwt84.00–94.006152
Cows—Lean 85-90%755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Cows—Lean 85-90%888111.18/cwt107.00–116.009873
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,016124.58/cwt123.00–128.001,2665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,032125.34/cwt120.00–129.001,2949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097131.40/cwt129.50–139.001,44147
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,154132.92/cwt130.00–137.001,53410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279140.98/cwt140.50–142.001,8034
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0183,781.25/head2,500.00–5,500.003,78140
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27021,211.67/head1,110.00–1,275.001,2123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,462.50/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023130.00/cwt124.00–137.001,3303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115131.67/cwt129.00–137.001,4683
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2783137.07/cwt126.00–151.001,0737
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2831133.67/cwt125.00–149.001,1116
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1892163.00/cwt155.00–172.001,4543

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.